There was absolutely no hiding the mischievousness among the Dunedin nursing class of 1968 on Saturday, when they gathered for a reunion and to reminisce about the good times they had during their nurse training 50 years ago.
Reunion co-ordinator Margreet Simpson said about 130 photos were displayed at the reunion, prompting the women to recall all the fun times they had when they were off-duty.
"It’s fun to look at. We had a great time during our training.
"We had great camaraderie and they were special times, because we all lived together in the nurses’ home."
She said they all trained at Dunedin Hospital, Wakari Hospital, Queen Mary Hospital and the former Parkside Hospital, in South Dunedin.
Fellow nurse Veronica Casey said the nurses worked extremely hard, but also played hard.
"We only got one day off a week. We would work 12 days in a row and often go from morning to afternoon and back to morning shifts.
"We worked hard, but we had a great social life."
She declined to say what mischief they got up to during their days off, but gave assurances it was "all good fun".
"The fact that so many of us have come together today from the class of 1968, says a lot."
Mrs Simpson said 32 of the original class of 60 returned for the reunion, from as far away as the United Kingdom and Australia.
"There’s only a core group of about eight of us that are still in Dunedin."
The class organises a reunion every 10 years.
The group celebrated with a dinner at the University Staff Club on Saturday night.
